Razole, Konaseema district explained

Razole
Settlement Type:Town
Map Alt:Dynamic map
Pushpin Map:India Andhra Pradesh
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Andhra,Pradesh, India
Coordinates:16.4743°N 81.8402°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: India
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:Andhra Pradesh
Subdivision Type2:District
Subdivision Name2:Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema
Parts Type:Talukas
Parts:Razole
Unit Pref:Metric
Population Total:13597
Population As Of:2011
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Footnotes:[1]
Demographics Type1:Languages
Demographics1 Title1:Official
Demographics1 Info1:Telugu
Timezone1:IST
Utc Offset1:+5:30
Postal Code Type:PIN
Postal Code:533242
Area Code Type:Telephone code
Area Code:08862
Registration Plate Type:Vehicle Registration
Registration Plate:AP05 (Former)
AP39 (from 30 January 2019)[2]
Blank1 Name Sec1:Nearest city
Blank1 Info Sec1:Palakollu
Leader Title:MLA
Leader Name:Rapaka Vara Prasada Rao

Razole is a town in Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Konaseema district of Andhra Pradesh, India. The town is surrounded by the river Vashishta (Godavari) and is known for its coconut and palm trees. Several Tollywood directors have used the region around Razole as a backdrop for films, including Ladies Tailor, Chanti, Kabaddi Kabaddi, and Vinayakudu. The resort of Dindi is located on the banks of the Godavari.

Razole has a good number of schools. ZP Boys high school is the oldest, celebrating its 100th year anniversary in 2018. Sobhana High school, Narayana e-Techno, Ravindra Bharathi, and Akshara are the most popular schools in the locality.

Sobhana and Ravindra Bharathi are the oldest of all these schools. When it comes to colleges in Razole, the town is home for colleges like Sri Chaitanya junior college, Narayana college, Andhrapradesh social welfare college (gurukul) and Government junior & degree college, Razole.

Notable people

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IPL Cricketer represents Andhra in Ranji Trophy

Assembly

Razole is one of the 175 Assembly Constituencies in Andhra Pradesh. The current MLA is Deva Vara prasad from Jana Sena Party.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Census 2011. The Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. 25 July 2014.
  2. News: New ‘AP 39’ code to register vehicles in Andhra Pradesh launched . https://web.archive.org/web/20190203234146/http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/vijayawada/2019/jan/31/new-ap-39-code-to-register-vehicles-in-state-launched-1932417.html . dead . 3 February 2019 . 9 June 2019 . The New Indian Express . 31 January 2019 . Vijayawada.